Defence Buying Needs Greater Scrutiny, Say British MPs -- BBC
Defence contracts must be better scrutinised to prevent "serious blunders" in government purchasing, a cross-party committee of MPs has said.
The Treasury Select Committee urged the coalition to improve "interaction" between departments over procurement.
It added that ministers should learn lessons from Labour's contract for two aircraft carriers, which would have cost more to cancel than implement.
Ministers said they were addressing the issues raised by the MPs.
They also queried ring-fencing health and international development budgets.
In a report looking at last month's Spending Review, the committee noted that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) had a "poor record" on dealing with major contracts.
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